Softball Preview: Arapahoe Warriors vs. Castle View Sabercats
The Arapahoe Warriors will head out to take on the Castle View Sabercats at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Arapahoe is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
Arapahoe will head out to face Castle View after giving up their first home loss of the season on Wednesday. Arapahoe lost 13-4 to ThunderRidge.
Isabella Knox was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Leah Schlissberg, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Castle View, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Denver East a 20-0 shutout on Saturday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Sabercats considering their two-run performance the match before.
Tessa Ivy was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Ivy was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-1. That stolen base marked the first that she's stolen this season.
In other pitching news, Mary Kraus looked comfortable as she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.
Back at the plate, Ashlynn Canepa was a standout: she went 2-for-2 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. That home run was her first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Sienna Simmons, who went 3-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Castle View lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Arapahoe has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-4 record this season. As for Castle View, they pushed their record up to 2-2 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Arapahoe hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1 home runs per game. However, it's not like Castle View struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Arapahoe came out on top in a nail-biter against Castle View when the teams last played back in September of 2021, sneaking past 8-6. Will Arapahoe repeat their success, or does Castle View have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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